forests
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Environment
MPs urge govt to cut tax on cooking gas
KAMPALA, November 2023 – Legislators have asked for a revision of the import tax on cooking gas if government is to succeed in combating deforestation and charcoal burning in Uganda. Legislators said…
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Northern
APAC: NFA accused of encroaching on commumity land
APAC, October 3, 2023 – Residents of Akokoro Sub-county in Apac district living around Maruzi Central Forest Reserve have accused the National Forest Authority [NFA] of extending the boundaries of the forest…
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Western
Bunyoro leaders tipped on how to grow tourism
HOIMA, September 27, 2023 – As Uganda joins the rest of the world to celebrate World Tourism Day 2023 today, district leaders in Bunyoro Sub-region have been challenged to promote tourism in…
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Africa
49mln people threatened by hunger in Eastern Africa – Climate agency
KAMPALA The Climate Prediction and Application Centre [ICPAC], a weather agency in the Eastern Africa region has predicted rather extreme weather conditions in the region running June to September 2023. The body…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Teso faces looming hunger as crops wither away
SOROTI – Thousands of families in Teso Sub-region are fearing they could soon face hunger as unreliable rainfall in the area has resulted in crops planted in the first season of the…
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Environment
Degraded landscapes in Uganda to be planted with indigenous trees
SEMBABULE – Uganda has been selected among the seven countries in Eastern and Southern Africa to implement a five-year project for the restoration of degraded landscapes in communities that are most at…
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News
Over 1,000 chimpanzees killed in 12 years
KIKUUBE – Conservationists in Uganda say over 1,000 chimpanzees have been killed in the country in the last 12 years. According to Dr. Joshua Rukundo, the executive director of Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife…
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Environment
Ministerial directive on charcoal ban lacks clear guidelines, says police boss
GULU– The lack of clear guidelines is frustrating the implementation of a recent directive by the Ministry of Environment and Water against charcoal business in Northern Uganda. The State Minister for Environment…
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Environment
Killing of chimpanzees for meat upsets conservationists in Bunyoro
KIKUUBE-Conservationists in Bunyoro Sub-region region are worried following the increasing cases of killing chimpanzees in the area for meat. Barbra Babwetera, the executive director Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda [CCFU] said the rate at…
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Environment
Police accused of aiding illegal logging in Moyo as culprits are held
MOYO – Two trucks loaded with logs estimated to be worth more than Shs 150 million have been impounded at Laropi ferry landing site in Moyo district by the police in Laropi…
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